2005.12.06

USA, Japan examines site for radar system (AP). The U.S. and Japanese militaries are looking at a site in Aomori-ken to base a radar system for a planned joint missile defense shield. 2005.12.06

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Iraqi Prime Minister Says Japanese Troops Must Not Leave. [VOA ] Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says Japan's billions of dollars of support in grants, soft loans and debt forgiveness -- not to mention the JSDF troops in Samawah -- are invaluable in helping his country recover from the damage suffered under the Sadaam Hussein regime. 2005.12.06

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DPRK Demands USA Lift Sanctions (AP). North Korea demands the United States lift sanctions imposed over alleged counterfeiting and money laundering, saying multinational talks on its nuclear weapons program can not resume otherwise. 2005.12.06

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Japan-USA Beef (Reuters). How old is that American beef? Japan wants to know. 2005.12.06

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Japan-Medicine (Kyodo) "Medical doctor" who practiced for eight years at 20 hospitals in the Tokyo area arrested -- authorities say he is not a real physician. 2005.12.06

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Japan-Yakuza (Telegraph) British newspaper speculates that gang war could be in the offing in Japan with the country's top mob boss now behind bars. 2005.12.06

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Russia, DPRK could jointly restore cross-border rail track . [Novosti] Russia's Transportation Minister says his country is willing to restore and operate the Khasan-Tumenjiang-Rajin cross-border rail track with North Korea on a shared-cost basis. 2005.12.06

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Japan-Defense (Japan Times). The secretaries general and policy chiefs of the New Komei and Liberal Democratic parties officially agree to draft a bill to turn the Defense Agency into a full-fledged ministry. 2005.12.06

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ROK bullet train beats France's Alstom. [Korea.net] South Korea's largest railway vehicle manufacturer, has been selected to provide bullet trains for the Korean National Railroad. 2005.12.06

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